Man faces pot charges after boy gets sick

HONEY BROOK ó A 33-year-old man is facing drug charges after an 11-year-old boy became ill when he smoked an unknown substance inside the manís home, according to state police.

Police said the boy was transported to Brandywine Hospital for evaluation after ambulances were called to the manís home around 9 p.m. on May 31 in the first block of Egan Circle. The boy later told police that the neighbor, Harry Slauch IV, had four mature marijuana plants growing inside his mobile home.

The boy, who was not identified, became ill after smoking a substance from a glass bowl in Slauchís apartment, police said.

Police said the plants were seized and drug possession charges would be filed at district court. As of Wednesday afternoon those charges were not visible on online court records.